إِنَّ قَوْماً فِيمَا مَضَى قَالُوا لِنَبِيٍّ لَهُمْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يَرْفَعُ عَنَّا الْمَوْتَ فَدَعَا لَهُمْ فَرَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الْمَوْتَ فَكَثُرُوا حَتَّى ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَنَازِلُ وَ كَثُرَ النَّسْلُ وَ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ يُطْعِمُ أَبَاهُ وَ جَدَّهُ وَ أُمَّهُ وَ جَدَّ جَدِّهِ وَ يُوَضِّيهِمْ وَ يَتَعَاهَدُهُمْ فَشَغَلُوا عَنْ طَلَبِ الْمَعَاشِ فَقَالُوا سَلْ لَنَا رَبَّكَ أَنْ يَرُدَّنَا إِلَى حَالِنَا الَّتِي كُنَّا عَلَيْهَا فَسَأَلَ نَبِيُّهُمْ رَبَّهُ فَرَدَّهُمْ إِلَى حَالِهِمْ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn AbuUmeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘A people from the past said to a Prophet<sup>as</sup> of theirs, ‘Supplicate to your<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> for us to Raise the death from us’. So he<sup>as</sup> supplicated for them, and Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Raised the death. So they became numerous to the extent that the houses became contrained upon them; and the people became so numerous that in the morning the man had to feed his father, and his grandfather, and his mother, and grandfather of his grandfather, frequently looking after them. So he was too pre-occupied from seeking the livelihood. So they said, ‘Ask your<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> for us that He<sup>azwj</sup> should Return us to our state which we were upon’. So their Prophet<sup>as</sup> asked his<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup>, and He<sup>azwj</sup> Returned them to their (former) state’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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